1014029 - Deleting a desktop bookmark will cause metadata to be lost that can't be re-added on mobile

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Firefox for Android Graveyard :: General, defect)

Description

[Gian-Carlo Pascutto [:gcp]]

http://www.reddit.com/r/firefox/comments/261azw/mozilla_could_use_a_new_ux_designer/chnfj50

"When you accidentally click a star for a page that has been already bookmarked, this deletes the bookmark. This is bad because with the sync set up the bookmark often contains metadata such as folder and tags. It is very easy to accidentally delete such bookmark when browsing from the phone, and, exacerbating the situation, it is not possible to restore its folder/tags from the phone (it is always put into "mobile" folder)."

Suggested options:
- Provide an "undo delete" in the "bookmark removed" toast (that restore the extra data)
- Don't allow desktop bookmark deletion/editing on mobile
- Give an extra warning/confirmation screen when deleting bookmarks with desktop metadat

Comment 1

[Michael Comella (:mcomella) [NI reported issues only: ex-Mozilla]]

See also the discussion in bug 1014031.

Comment 2

[BMO Automation]

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